Boot DOS This handy tool from HP will format your USB thumb drive and copy DOS files over to it. Boot Linux You can also boot many flavors of Linux. Two of the easier ones to try would be Puppy and SPBLinux. Boot XP You can even set up your USB thumb drive to boot …
Category Archives: Gadgets
Draw Bars
The next time you are with a group that can’t agree on a volunteer, don’t draw straws, draw bars. Simply whip out your cell phones. The one with the fewest bars is the one with the shortest straw.
Do Not Disconnect
For the most part, I like my iPod. But there is one feature I can’t figure out. How do I get my iPod to display the album artwork and/or the artist and song while it is docked? All mine ever displays is the “Do not disconnect” message. I tried going into iTunes preferences and checking …
Casio EX-S500 Exilim
Today, my Casio EX-S500 Exilim digital camera arrived. Smaller in size than a deck of cards, this gadget takes 5.0 mega pixel photos, records MPEG-4 movies, and has a typical 3x optical zoom. Though I’m always excited to have a new gadget, I wonder how much I’m going to use it for my affinity for …